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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I actually moved to DC from Park Slope, but that was years ago. I was single, so it was easy to move to the then-hip (and not so much any more) adams morgan.

At any rate, the thing with dc is the so-called cool neighborhoods sometimes don't have the amenities of the more suburban/ dare I say "less cool" neighborhoods. You have a child. Preschool is fine, but you really need to think about school districts if you are going to stay any longer than three years.

Some of the neighborhoods suggested are great for singletons, but not so great for kids.

I do, however, recommend that you try renting for at least six months to you. Rates could go up, but there are only so many fed decision days a year and it's really unlikely that any drastic upwards movement would happen during that short of a time frame.  Plus, buying a house a year after you move would really mean starting to look six months after you move.

You need to get a feel for DC and the pros and cons of each neighborhood before making a big decision.

I have a lot of friends who bought their first house in cap hill only to move out a few years later (once the kids arrived) to places like chevy chase dc or forest hills to take advantage of better school districts and safer neighborhoods.

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